Corinne Has Mastered This Type of Problem: "If the White

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Multiple Choice

Corinne has mastered this type of problem: "If the white house is bigger than the blue house,and the blue house is bigger than the red house,is the white house bigger or smaller than the red house?" What stage of Piaget's cognitive theory does this situation best illustrate?

• A)Concrete operations
• B)Formal operations
• C)Preoperational thought
• D)Sensorimotor

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Definitions:

Lock-up Clutch

A mechanism in automatic transmissions that locks the engine directly to the transmission at cruising speed to improve fuel efficiency and performance.

Coupling Ratio

in engineering, refers to the relationship between the input and output of a system, such as in transformers or gear ratios.

Fluid Couplings

A hydrodynamic device used to transmit rotating mechanical power; it has been used in automobile transmissions as a replacement for a mechanical clutch.

Torque Converter

A fluid coupling device that is used to transfer rotating power from a prime mover, like an engine, to a rotating driven load.